Light was filtering in through the blinds as Sara stirred from sleep. As she blinked her eyes open a smile stole over her face at Nick's sleeping form next to her. She rolled onto her side to face him, hugging the blankets around her body as she studied his face. His eyelashes fanned out across his cheeks and she had a fleeting thought that it seemed unfair that men seemed to always be blessed with such long, thick lashes. His brow was relaxed and he looked so peaceful. Sara studied his strong jaw line, covered now with several days worth of bearded growth. She had to admit that the facial hair just added to how sexy she found him. And his lips; Sara's smiled widened as she studied his lips. They were so soft and gentle and yet so strong. The memory of what those lips had done the night before caused her to let out a contented sigh.
Her gaze traveled down to his hands and she thought about all of the things she'd seen him do with those hands over the course of working together for almost five years. And then she thought about how those hands had made her feel, and she reasoned that she wasn't sure she wouldn't blush just looking at his hands from now on.
As her gaze drifted to the bedside table, she smirked. They had come nowhere near using up all of the packets Ned had given Nick, but the mere idea that he wanted her that much had made her feel desired and desirable in a way she hadn't felt in longer than she could remember. After the second time, they'd fallen asleep tangled up in each other's arm feeling sated and content.
He still looked content and Sara wondered if she should wake him, or just let him sleep. It was so tempting to just reach over and trace his features with the tips of her fingers and as if they had a mind of their own, that's just what she did.
Nick began to stir and the edges of his mouth curved upwards in a sleepy smile as his eyes slowly opened. "Morning."
"Morning." Sara leaned in and softly kissed him before pulling back and smiling at him.
Nick couldn't resist reaching over and tucking her hair behind her ear, trailing his fingers down her jaw and coming to rest on her chin before leaning in and kissing her. After several satisfying moments, he broke off the kiss and smiled at her again. "Did you sleep ok?" Again he tucked a stubborn curl behind her ear.
"Yeah, I did." Sara scooted closer to him and caressed his cheek. "I like this on you." She brushed her thumb over the stubble on his chin.
He arched his brows at her and chuckled. "It's not so bad after the first few days."
She pursed her lips and trailed her fingers along his jaw. "It is soft, but I was thinking more about how sexy you look." She looked into his eyes and felt her heart flip at the desire she saw reflected in them.
He reached up and gathered her hand in his, kissing her palm. "You look pretty damn sexy yourself."
Sara's eyes flitted from his eyes to his mouth and back again. "What do you think we should do today?" At the moment she really wasn't that interested in doing anything that required that she move more than a few inches.
Nick's eyes danced with mischief as he kissed her wrist. "Oh, I was thinking that maybe we could take a ferry to Tulum and see the ruins there. Or I thought that you might want to go parasailing."
Sara snorted out a giggle. "Parasailing?"
"Or swimming with dolphins." Nick knew that she liked dolphins and they had discussed the possibility of doing just that. He kissed a little further up her arm.
Sara scooted a little closer to Nick. "Dolphins?" As much as the idea appealed to her, she was more interested at that moment in what Nick's lips were doing to her arm.
"Yeah." He winked. "You like dolphins." He laced his fingers with hers and brought her hand up to his chest.
Sara decided to just play along and tease him herself. "I do." She had a thoughtful expression on her face as Nick moved to kiss her. Just before his lips connected with hers, Sara propped herself up on her elbow and Nick's lips landed on her shoulder. "I think we should go swimming with the dolphins." She smiled at him as genuinely as she could even as amusement danced in her eyes.
"Oh, you do, do you?" Nick arched his brows.
Sara put the most serious expression she could muster on her face. "If we leave now, we can beat the crowds." She moved to sit up, holding the blankets around herself.
Nick let out a scoff as he looked at the clock next to the bed and then back at her. "It's seven in the morning." He wasn't ready to get out of bed just yet, but it really wasn't sleep that he was interested in.
Sara let out a disappointed sigh and tried to hide her smirk. "Well, I guess that means we have a little more time to sleep." She lay back down and closed her eyes, unable to hide the tiny smile that tugged at the edges of her mouth.
Nick had finally caught on to what she was doing and he scooted next to her so that his body was flush against hers underneath the blankets. "I am tired." He rested his head on the pillow so that his lips were just a fraction of an inch from her cheek and closed his eyes.
Sara tried to stifle a giggle as Nick slid his arm across her waist. "Comfy?"
"Mmhmm." Nick smiled at the sensation of Sara's soft skin against his and he couldn't resist caressing her hip with his fingers.
Sara giggled.
Nick feigned annoyance. "I'm trying to sleep here, can you keep it down a little?"
Sara turned to face him and rested a hand on his shoulder as she leaned in and kissed him. "I don't want to."
Nick pulled her closer as he opened his eyes. "Hmm, well if you won't let me sleep, I'm not sure what to do with you."
Sara arched her brows suggestively. "I have a few ideas." She let out a husky laugh as she angled her lips towards his.
Nick feigned surprise. "A few?"
She slid her hand up his shoulder and cupped the back of his head, her fingers lightly scratching the nape of his neck as she spoke in a husky whisper. "Ok, I was thinking of one thing in particular."
Nick's laugh reverberated through his chest. "Oh, really?"
"Umhum." Sara leaned in and kissed him hungrily, letting out a sigh as Nick's fingers tangled in her hair.
As they broke the kiss, Nick couldn't help but smile at her. "I love you."
"I love you too." Sara whispered back.
Neither one of them was thinking about dolphins, or parasailing, or sleeping for that matter as Nick rolled Sara onto her back and leaned down and kissed her deeply, both of them completely giving themselves over to the moment.
